<p>Devvarman, who upstaged world number 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round yesterday, lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to the 36-ranked Tipsarevic.</p>.<p>The 71st-ranked Indian made his fancied Serbian opponent toil hard for 2 hours, 38 minutes and 45 seconds to book his place in the semi-finals of the clay court event.<br />Tipsarevic will now face the winners of another quarter-final between top seed Novak Djokovic and Blaz Kavic.<br /><br />Somdev, who broke into top-100 early this year, had scored a thrilling 7-6 (6) 2-6 7-6 (8) win over Garcia-Lopez in the second round.<br /><br />The win over the Spaniard was Somdev's first win over a top-30 player this year and would further enhance his reputation as a new force on the ATP circuit.Somdev had defeated Ivo Karlovic, then world number 25, in 2009 Chennai Open to record his best win.<br /><br />Recently, Somdev had played his heart out against world number one Rafael Nadal and world number six David Ferrer before losing. </p>
<p>Devvarman, who upstaged world number 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round yesterday, lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to the 36-ranked Tipsarevic.</p>.<p>The 71st-ranked Indian made his fancied Serbian opponent toil hard for 2 hours, 38 minutes and 45 seconds to book his place in the semi-finals of the clay court event.<br />Tipsarevic will now face the winners of another quarter-final between top seed Novak Djokovic and Blaz Kavic.<br /><br />Somdev, who broke into top-100 early this year, had scored a thrilling 7-6 (6) 2-6 7-6 (8) win over Garcia-Lopez in the second round.<br /><br />The win over the Spaniard was Somdev's first win over a top-30 player this year and would further enhance his reputation as a new force on the ATP circuit.Somdev had defeated Ivo Karlovic, then world number 25, in 2009 Chennai Open to record his best win.<br /><br />Recently, Somdev had played his heart out against world number one Rafael Nadal and world number six David Ferrer before losing. </p>